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Leap into the New Year Activity for 2018
Can you believe it will soon be 2018? I certainly can not. The Fall always seems to go by so quickly. Back to school quickly morphs into Halloween, then Thanksgiving, the December holidays and BOOM New Year’s Eve. The younger you are the better this celebration. Kids and teenagers love to stay up until midnight and parents […]
Praxis, Motor Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Praxis, Motor Skills, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research in Developmental Disabilities examined the relationship of praxis, motor skills, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As pediatric therapists, we are well aware of the basic motor skill deficits in balance, gait, and coordination in children with ASD but it can be hard to establish relationships between cognition, symptom […]
Sleep, Bedtime Routines, Anxiety, and Autism
Sleep, Bedtime Routines, Anxiety, and Autism The association between sleep, bedtime routines, anxiety, and Autism Spectrum Disorder in children is an important quality of life issue although there is a limited amount of research regarding this topic. Bedtime routines are a component of sleep hygiene defined as ‘a set of observable, repetitive behaviors which directly involve the child […]
Keyboarding Versus Handwriting Speed and Learning Disabilities
Keyboarding Versus Handwriting Speed and Learning Disabilities Computers & Education published research investigating keyboarding versus handwriting speed and learning disabilities. Many individuals handwrite faster than they can keyboard. In order to close this gap, the researchers offered a touch-typing program which was completed by 17 neurotypical higher education students and 25 students with specific learning disabilities (i.e […]
Task-Oriented Training for Children with Hemiplegia
Task-Oriented Training for Children with Hemiplegia The Journal of Physical Therapy published research on task-oriented training for children with hemiplegia. The researchers investigated the effects of task-oriented training (TOT) on hand dexterity and strength in 12 children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Six children were assigned to the experimental group who received the task-oriented training for […]
Unwrapped – Free Holiday Visual Spatial Puzzle
Unwrapped – Free Holiday Visual Spatial Puzzle This FREE holiday visual spatial puzzle is a fun challenge to complete on any holiday. Many of you work in school districts where there can be no mention of a specific holiday. This printable is secular – gifts and presents. Maybe you celebrate Christmas, maybe Hannukah, maybe it is […]
Selfie Elf Challenge – Get Kids Moving
Selfie Elf Challenge – Get Kids Moving Are you up for a challenge to get the kids moving? Download this FREE Selfie Elf Challenge at the end of the post. See if the children can match the elf poses EXACTLY with their bodies and snap a photo. Show the picture to the child and see […]
Orthographic Processing and Handwriting
Orthographic Processing and Handwriting Handwriting evaluations usually include legibility, speed, spacing and pencil grip but do you consider orthographic processing? Orthographic processing is the ability to understand and recognize writing components such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Students with weak orthographic processing rely very heavily on sounding out common words that should be in memory, which can result […]
December 2017 Edition – Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs
Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs – December 2017 Edition After a short hiatus, the Your Therapy Source digital magazine is back up and running. The magazine is a great way to catch up on recent research, activity ideas and freebies from the previous month all in one location. View this month’s edition below. […]
Young People’s Attitudes About Standing Frames
Young People’s Attitudes About Standing Frames As therapists, we frequently recommend standing frames for children with cerebral palsy or other developmental disorders. A question to ask yourself is do you frequently check for ease and comfort of use with the client? This is a question that needs to be asked over and over again. Children […]